The Romans invaded England but not Scotland. Hadrian’s Wall defeated them !
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In fact, the Romans invaded Scotland but never conquered it … 
Roman armies campaigned as far north as the Moray Firth. The Roman fleet sailed around Scotland and reached Orkney. Roman garrisons were stationed up the east coast at least as far as Stracathro in Angus, only 30 miles south of Aberdeen. Roman objects have been found all across the country, from Galloway to Shetland, showing the wide influence of the Empire.
The Roman armies tried to conquer Scotland three times, but each was short-lived. The history of Roman Scotland is a story of invasion and withdrawal. Scholars still debate why this happened. Were the local warriors too fierce, the landscape too rough, the conditions too difficult? Or did the rewards not justify the investment? Was it just too far away? When there were problems nearer to Rome, soldiers were pulled out of Britannia, leaving too small a force to hold the country.
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The Norwegian word for ‘king’ is ‘kong’.
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Yes, I agree. There are still remnants in various in Roman camps. There were a couple of them near us that we visited.
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So, a direct translation of King Kong into English is King King
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Exactly!
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In 1974 the late Rameses II was issued with an Egyptian passport.
His mummy was deteriorating due to a fungal problem and was flown to France for expert attention.
An image of his real passport has never been released.
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When I was a child, that scene had me crying, every time!
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Hat sizes are determined by the length plus width (of the hole where the head goes) in inches, divided by 2.
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The minimum legal age for drinking alcohol in the UK is five.
The minimum legal age for purchasing (certain types of) alcohol (in certain specific circumstances) is sixteen.
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K.Q,V,X,and Z are not in the Welsh Alphabet
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Bruce Lee could break half-supported (hanging) beams of wood with a straight thrust of his fingers. He died at around 35 years of age, and the coroner said that his body was that of an 18 years old. When I was 16, I was the cowardly product of school bullying. Then, one day, I went and saw, for the first time, “Enter The Dragon”. I came out of that cinema in a complete daze of disbelief at what I’d just seen, and a new direction in which to go. That film changed the entire direction of my life. I’ve been in martial arts for over 45 years, including stick fighting, Wing Chun and knife throwing. I owe that guy a lot!
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Did you start beating other folks up?
That’s awesome Ian…
France have been crowned World Military Volleyball Champions.
The real-life Peaky Blinders, 1910
The Peaky Blinders were a street gang active in Birmingham, England, from the 1890s to the 1920s. They consisted of men from lower social classes who fought, gambled, evaded and murdered their way to the top of the gang hierarchy in the English West Midlands.
The PB specialised in robbery, violence, racketeering, murder and controlled gambling. At their peak, the gang had about 50,000 members, though this number fluctuated as alliances often changed or were cut off depending on their relationships with the PB. Some members were as young as 12.
The name “Peaky Blinders” has several possible origins. The gang wore flat peak caps, and they would sew razor blades into the front of them, which acted as a concealed weapon. This dangerous piece of headwear would attack enemies by either headbutting them in the eyes or by taking off the cap and slashing their foreheads, which led to the blood blinding them.
The other origin of the same comes from the fact that members of the PB would sneak up behind people they would rob and pull down their hats over their faces, so they couldn’t see the gang members who stole from them.
The PB has made a very popular reappearance with the highly successful show under the same name.
The members in the picture are:
Harry Fowles
Ernest Bayles
Stephen McNickle
James Gilbert
Written and shared by @revivedhistory - an independent history page.
Source: BBC
Photographer: unknown
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